Funding, News and Announcements

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is pleased to announce the call for expressions of interest to the Fall 2021 Reviewer in Training (RiT) program.

The RiT program offers Early Career Researchers (ECRs) a learning opportunity to gain a better understanding of the elements of high quality review and the peer review process through direct participation in the Project Grant competition with the support of a Mentor. RiT participants will be assigned three applications to conduct practice reviews, attend the peer review meeting, present one of their reviews, and participate in the meeting. Following completion of the RiT program, participants will be promoted within CIHR’s Reviewer Pathway and are expected to participate in peer review when requested and available to do so.

The application period opens on July 26, 2021 and closes on August 20, 2021. Please promote this opportunity for ECRs within your networks and institutions.

Potential applicants can contact their respective Faculty for assistance with confirming their ECR status. 

Questions can be addressed to college@cihr-irsc.gc.ca.